ASEAN

The Northeast Powers the Indo–Thailand Partnership

As India’s ‘Act East’ converges with Thailand’s ‘Act West’, the Northeast is evolving from a distant frontier into the strategic hinge connecting the Bay of Bengal, ASEAN and the wider Indo-Pacific economy. The geopolitical landscape of the Indo-Pacific is witnessing...
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From Frontier to Gateway

Northeast India’s geography and proximity to ASEAN could make it the missing link in India’s bid to become a global manufacturing alternative to China The global search for more resilient supply chains has placed India at the centre of the...
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Indosphere Under Threat: Why and How

Under China’s expanding shadow, the once-dominant Indosphere faces slow erosion born as much of external pressure as of India’s own long neglect. The term Indosphere, post its coinage around eight decades ago, was broadly understood to include the whole of...
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